Field Marshal of the Swedish Army

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military office military rank

Field Marshal of the Swedish Army was the highest-ranking military office in Sweden, historically held by senior commanders who led the kingdom’s armies in major wars.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Field Marshal (Sweden)	1
Field Marshal of Sweden	1
Field Marshal of the Swedish Army canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5076725 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Field Marshal of the Swedish Army
Context triple: [Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld, positionHeld, Field Marshal of the Swedish Army]

A. Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces
The Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces is the highest-ranking professional military officer in Sweden, responsible for leading and overseeing the country’s armed forces.
B. Marshal of Finland
Marshal of Finland is the highest military rank in Finland, most famously held by Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim for his leadership during the nation’s 20th-century wars.
C. Lord High Marshal of Sweden
The Lord High Marshal of Sweden was one of the kingdom’s great officers of state, historically responsible for overseeing the royal court and often playing a key role in national governance and regency.
D. Generalfeldmarschall
Generalfeldmarschall was the highest regular military rank in the German Army, historically bestowed upon senior field commanders for exceptional leadership in major campaigns.
E. Field Marshal (Austrian Army)
Field Marshal (Austrian Army) was the highest-ranking general officer rank in the Austro-Hungarian military hierarchy, typically bestowed upon senior commanders and members of the imperial family.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Field Marshal of the Swedish Army
Target entity description: Field Marshal of the Swedish Army was the highest-ranking military office in Sweden, historically held by senior commanders who led the kingdom’s armies in major wars.

A. Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces
The Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces is the highest-ranking professional military officer in Sweden, responsible for leading and overseeing the country’s armed forces.
B. Marshal of Finland
Marshal of Finland is the highest military rank in Finland, most famously held by Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim for his leadership during the nation’s 20th-century wars.
C. Lord High Marshal of Sweden
The Lord High Marshal of Sweden was one of the kingdom’s great officers of state, historically responsible for overseeing the royal court and often playing a key role in national governance and regency.
D. Generalfeldmarschall
Generalfeldmarschall was the highest regular military rank in the German Army, historically bestowed upon senior field commanders for exceptional leadership in major campaigns.
E. Field Marshal (Austrian Army)
Field Marshal (Austrian Army) was the highest-ranking general officer rank in the Austro-Hungarian military hierarchy, typically bestowed upon senior commanders and members of the imperial family.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military office ⓘ military rank ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Kingdom of Sweden ⓘ
appointedBy	King of Sweden ⓘ
associatedWith	Swedish Empire ⓘ
commandLevel	army-level command ⓘ
comparativeRank	field marshal ⓘ five-star rank ⓘ
country	Sweden ⓘ
function	coordination of multiple armies ⓘ overall direction of campaigns ⓘ
hasGenderRestriction	historically male office holders ⓘ
highestRankIn	Swedish Army ⓘ
historicalSignificance	key role in Sweden's great power era ⓘ
historicalUse	17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ early modern period ⓘ
languageOfName	Swedish ⓘ
militaryBranch	Army ⓘ
notableOfficeHolder	Banér, Johan ⓘ Carl Gustaf Rehnskiöld ⓘ linked to: Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld Carl Gustav Wrangel ⓘ linked to: Carl Gustaf Wrangel Gustav Horn ⓘ Lennart Torstensson ⓘ linked to: Lennart Torstenson Magnus Stenbock ⓘ
officeHolderRequirement	distinguished service in war ⓘ senior military commander ⓘ
partOf	Swedish Armed Forces ⓘ Swedish Army ⓘ
rankAbove	general ⓘ
rankClass	flag officer ⓘ
rankGroup	general officer ⓘ
role	commander of field armies ⓘ strategic military leadership ⓘ supreme battlefield commander ⓘ
selectionBasis	royal favor and military merit ⓘ
status	historical rank ⓘ
SwedishName	fältmarskalk ⓘ
symbolizes	highest military authority in the field ⓘ
usedInConflict	Great Northern War ⓘ Swedish Empire wars ⓘ Thirty Years' War ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld → positionHeld → Field Marshal of the Swedish Army ⓘ

King Frederick I of Sweden → militaryRank → Field Marshal (Sweden) ⓘ

linked to: Field Marshal of the Swedish Army

Herman Wrangel → positionHeld → Field Marshal of Sweden ⓘ